Maria Menounos celebrates ‘miracle’

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Maria Menounos, second from left, celebrates her new Fenway food stop with, from left, fiance Keven Undergaro and parents Litsa and Costas Menounos.

What are the odds: Maria Menounos has an emotional message for her mother, Litsa, to mark her 64th birthday and boost fans’ faith, a couple of years following the matriarch’s cancer diagnosis.

“Happy birthday to my mom! Two years ago she was diagnosed with glioblastoma,” the Medford native posted alongside a photo of herself with her mother. “We threw her a birthday party, and I was terrified it would be her last.”

“Here we are two years later celebrating her again,” she continued. “Don’t believe statistics ... do believe in miracles. God has been with us every step of the way. So grateful for today.”

In August 2016, Maria shared that her mom was diagnosed with stage IV brain cancer. The following summer, she had a neurological health scare of her own, which prompted her to undergo brain surgery to remove a meningioma, a benign tumor, and step down from her job as an anchor for E! News.

Flash forward to the present, and the Menounos ladies are celebrating in style. To mark the occasion, Maria surprised her mother with brunch at her Hollywood home. A flock of female friends showed up to shower the birthday gal with well wishes —and mimosas, which Litsa was all too happy to sip, enthusiastically responding “sure” when asked if she were ready to get drunk.

The shindig’s schedule also included a Paint ‘N Sip Party on-site, which had guests put brush to canvas and create their own seascapes of Litsa’s native Kalamata, Greece. The festivities then featured a chorus of “Happy Birthday” for the elder Menounos, as she blew out the candles on her sugar-free, keto-friendly chocolate and raspberry cake.